LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Wellgunde and a Tug
BALLTYWALTER, co. DOWN.—In thick weather, on the 17th February, while the ship Wellgunde, of Hamburg, a new ship of 1766 tons, was being towed from Greenock to Port Talbot, both tug and vessel grounded on the Butterfly rock, off Ballyferris...
Thais (1)
Swanage, Dorset, and Yarmouth, Isle of Wight.—At 6.10 P.M. on the 6thAugust, 1939, the coastguard informed the life-boat station at Swanage that a sailing yacht had capsized off Christchurch Ledge Buoy, and the motor lifeboat Thomas Markby...
Clacton Queen
Clacton-on-Sea, Essex.—On the 10th August the paddle steamer Clacton Queen, of Rochester, left Clacton to visit Chatham, where Navy Week was being held. She carried a company of several hundred people. She did not return as expected, and...
Florence
LIFE-BOAT STOOD BY At 8.30 a.m. on 2nd December, 1963, the coxswain obtained permission from the honorary secretary to launch the lifeboat to escort the local fishing coble Florence, because of deteriorating weather.
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Sennen Cove, Cornwall - At 5.35 p.m. on 2ist July, 1966, two men were reported cut off by the tide in a cave near Land's End. A dinghy was put aboard the life-boat Susan Ashley which was launched at 5.55 in a moderate to fresh...
M.F.V. Sea Hawkinge
Near rocks ON WEDNESDAY EVENING June 27, 1984, the 52ft Arun relief lifeboat A. J. R. and L. G. Uridge, on temporary duty at Fishguard, was out on exercise when she heard that MFV Sea Hawk had broken down close to the rocks under Strumble...
The United States Ambassador In London Charles H PriceII (I)
The United States Ambassador in London, Charles H. Price II (I), hosted a reception on October 2 to celebrate the 160th anniversary of the RNLI. HRH Princess Alexandra, accompanied by her husband, the Honourable Angus Ogilvie, was the guest... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Albin Ballad
Rough tow A RED ROCKET sighted by Shoreham Coastguard, Sussex, eight miles due south of Littlehampton at 2.58 a.m. on the morning of August 5, 1973, led to the launching a quarter of an hour later of the lifeboat Dorothy and Philip Constant,...
Peter von Danzig
Walmer, Kent-At 11 p.m. on 4th May, 1968, a radio report was received that the German yacht Peter von Danzig was dismasted near the Goodwin sands. The lifeboat Charles Dibdin (Civil Service No. 32) was launched at 11.12 in a fresh southerly...
Fame
Margate, Kent - At 8.33 a.m. on 27th April, 1969, the coastguard stated that a report had been received from the m.v. Australia Star that a yacht was flying distress signals near the Mid Shingles buoy. The life-boat crew were requested to...